Communications Specialist - Jackson County Health Department - (Mon-Fri 8a-4:30p)

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Are you a creative storyteller with a passion for public health? As the Communications Specialist, you'll bring Jackson County's mission to life through strategic messaging, eye-catching design, and impactful marketing. From everyday health promotion to urgent risk communications during public health events, your work will inform, engage, and protect our community.

• Develop and execute a data-driven communications and marketing strategy

• Create compelling digital and print content (social media, graphics, video, campaigns, reports)

• Serve as backup spokesperson and Public Information Officer

• Lead risk communication planning for public health emergencies

• Build and strengthen the JACOHD brand across online and offline platforms

• Partner with internal programs and external organizations on outreach and education

• Ensure communications are culturally and linguistically appropriate

• Track performance, prepare reports, and support strategic planning efforts

• Maintain confidentiality, professionalism, and compliance with all policies

• Bachelor's degree from a four year college or university with one to two years experience in communications, marketing, or closely related field.

• Working Knowledge of Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects, Premier Pro, and other Adobe Creative Suite software.

• Ability to assess critical and complex situations and give analytical solutions.

• Interpersonal communications, group process and facilitation skills.

• Excellent oral and written communications skills.

• Demonstrates ability to present information to large audiences.

• Demonstrates computer use ability in word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software.

• Demonstrates ability to organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines and follow up on assignments with a minimal amount of direction.

• Demonstrates ability to write, edit, and design superior news, feature, promotional, and report content.

• Demonstrates experience developing communications plans and executing marketing communications tactics across all channels (e.g. print, digital, web, electronic, social, in-person).

• Demonstrates experience creating and manipulating graphics.

• Demonstrates experience creating content for social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in public health, communications, marketing, or related field

• Experience in public health communications, PIO roles, or accreditation/quality improvement work

If you're energized by creativity, strategy, and meaningful work that improves community health, apply today and help shape how public health stories are told at JCPH.